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Arctation :: Arctation (n.) Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation..

Asthma :: Asthma (n.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration..

Vasoconstrictor :: Vasoconstrictor (n.) A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.

Constriction :: Constriction (n.) The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression..

Disjunct :: Disjunct (a.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction..

Strangurious :: Strangulation (n.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia..

Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..

Angor :: Angor (n.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression..

Coarctate :: Coarctate (a.) Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction.

Constriction :: Constriction (n.) The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding.

Vasoconstrictor :: Vasoconstrictor (a.) Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vasohypertonic..

Strangulated :: Strangulated (a.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia..

Stegnotic :: Stegnosis (n.) Constipation; also, constriction of the vessels or ducts..

Thlipsis :: Thlipsis (n.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause..

Incarceration :: Incarceration (n.) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation..

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